It wasn’t supposed to be Cold, you see. The tea that once was hot Now, abandoned, is not. Grasping plans so rigidly, I often fail to see The true tea Served to me by the Almighty
Author: Cole Newton
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The First Wedding | Genesis 2:18-25
It is difficult for me to think of a current issue that brings more controversy than that of gender roles and marriage. Marriage within the Christian worldview is increasingly being seen as outdated and intolerant by the rest of the world. The notion of fornication as sin has all but entirely left our culture. Homosexuality …
The Second Coming
and he will come to judge the living and the dead After affirming our belief in the divinity and lordship of Jesus, we’ve spent four studies addressing the work of Christ done on our behalf: His incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. Now Article 2 of the Apostles’ Creed concludes with the belief in Christ’s imminent …
Where There Are No Oxen, The Manger Is Clean | Proverbs 14:4
Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. Proverbs 14:4 I am aiming, not simply to live life, but to live it abundantly. The LORD has called us to do so. He who is the resurrection and the life will be faithful to …
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Alive in the Garden | Genesis 2:4-17
Though we were told explicitly that the seventh day was the final day of creation, the bulk of chapter two reads much like an alternate tale of the creation of mankind. For some scholars, this has led them to believe in the documents theory of Genesis, which claims that the book was written by multiple …
The Ascension
he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father In our study through the Apostles’ Creed, we have now covered the work of Jesus up to His resurrection. The miraculous incarnation set the foundations for the redemptive work of Christ. It provided the platform by which God the Son …
Thomas Watson on Loving God
Reading Watson's The Godly Man's Picture has been a powerful and painful read. The bulk of the book is spent describing the various characteristics of being godly. One such characteristic is that the godly man is "fired with love to God." In the quotation below, Watson presses this trait home, forcing us to consider whether we truly …
The Creation of Man | Genesis 1:26-2:3
As human beings, we are creatures of thoughts and questions, in constant search for meaning and purpose underlying our existence. Almost inevitably, these ponderings will lead to the nature of our species’ beginning. Were we created differently than all of the other creatures on earth, or were we merely the only animal to evolve a …
The Resurrection
On the third day he rose again Having now addressed Jesus as the eternal Son of God who became flesh and was crucified for our sins, we now come to His resurrection. For Jesus’ first disciples, this event was significant enough to shift their weekly worship from Saturday (the Sabbath Day) to Sunday (which …
He Who Loves Money Will Not Be Satisfied With Money | Ecclesiastes 5:8-20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THbAew50BNU&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSRbLqolyk-opLESoBoyJhOF&index=6 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, ado not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them. But this is gain for a land in every way: a king …
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